GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| sleek | slick |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |